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noxious

/ˈnɒkʃəs/•adjective

Noxious is also used as adjective, with meanings including injurious to physical or mental health.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 14

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “NOXIOUS” Mean?

/ˈnɒkʃəs/

noxious has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

injurious to physical or mental health

“noxious chemical wastes”

“noxious ideas”

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word noxious with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

injurious to physical or mental health

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

N, O, X, I, O, U, S

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for noxious.

NOXIOUS is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 14.

It starts with N and ends with S.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 57%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDBEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVVVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using noxious in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

NOXIOUS can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

NOXIOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

NOXIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

NOXIOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside noxious.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDBEF

CV Pattern

CVCVVVC

Vowel Share

57%

Consonant Share

43%

Bigrams

NO, OX, XI, IO, OU, US

Trigrams

NOX, OXI, XIO, IOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for noxious.

NOXIOUS is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with N and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVVVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.